Child&#39;s trunks



sept. 19, 195o F. D. WALTER ET AL CHILD S TRUNKS Filed Oct. 18, 1949INVENTQRS; FRANCES Nang/2,

MAE/E Murge MICH/m ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 19,.195-

UNITE-o @fsrATsS ,N PATENT g OFFICE 2.5231179 'cmpns TRUNKS l, FrancesD.

Waiter and Marie Walter Michael,

I. Charlotte, N. C. l

` applicati@ october 18,1949,.seria1Nc.`122,i074

diaper vwill fit snugly around the child whenthe yvide means forsuspending a1 diaper or the like within a pair of trunks withoutthe'usefof pins or the like in such a manner as to 'holdthe diapersecurely and vto vprevent the' diaper from cha-fing the wearer.A v

It is still anotherr obect "of this' invention to provide means forsuspending' adiaperor the like within a childs garment in such Aa manneras to permit its easy removal. fromthe garment.

Some of `theobjectsof `the invention having been stated, otherobjectswill appear asthe description proceeds, when taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1` is an isometric view of the'garment showing the same as'-wornbyr a child, a portion of the body of the child` being shownin'dot'ted I lines; f

Figure 2 is an enlarged planviewof the garnient in unfolded position andshowing the man` ner in which a diaper issecured'thereini A l Figure 3is an enlarged exploded sectional view taken" along the line 3-3` in'Figure'2 and showing the mannerin which the upperu edge of the garmentis reinforced andthe mannerinwhich a depending tape is securedtheretoff' y Figure 4 is an enlarged ex'pl'ided sectional View takenalong the line" l-l-in -Figure 2 and showing the mannerin which adiaperis folded around transverse tapes t secure the same within thevgarment.

Referring more specifically to the drawings the numeral I0 broadlydesignates a childs gar- I1 (Figures 3 and 4)` preferably being offabric and the inner layer indicated at I8 preferably beingof awaterproof material. The upper front or left-hand edge of thetrunks, inFigure 2, is provided with a reinforcing hem which is formed by the twolayers of material I1 and I8 being tiuned'over at their upper edges andhaving a turned'` under portion of a tape 2B sewn thereto by stitches 2l(Figure 3). Ther other edge of the tape 2l) is penetrated by stitches 22which extend through a pair of depending tapes to be presently describedand penetrate the inner and outer `layers of material I8 and Il to thussecurely bind the upper edge of the trunks.

The front sides v25 and 26 and the back sides gland 28 are reinforced ina similar manner by tapes 3U, indicated by dotted lines in Figure 2,which are' sewn between the inner layer of material Eiland the outerlayer of material il along a line of stitches 3|. The line of stitches3| eX- tends along the fulllength ofthe trunks on each side thereof andthus extends around the edge of the cut away portions I3 and I5 to bindthe .two layers of material together at the cut away portions. I

` By referring to Figure e it will be observed that the upper back orright-hand edge in Figure 2 of the trunks is reinforced in a mannersimilar to the manner in which the front edge is rein forced. The outerlayer of material il and the inner layer I 8y are turned over at theirupper edges and a turned under portion of a tape 322 is sewn thereto bystitches 33. The other edge of the tape 32 is penetrated by stitches 33which extend through a pair of depending tapes, to bc presentlydescribed, and penetrate the inner and outer layers of material I8 andll to thus securely bind the back upper edge of the trunks. An elastictape 36 is preferably secured between the tape 32 and the turned overportions of the inner and outer layers of material I3 and il by stitches31 and 38. Therelastic tape serves to gather the upper back portion ofthetrunks l0 and to assist in holding the same snugly against the bodyof a wearer.

Suit/able snap fasteners 40 are provided along the front and back edgesof the trunks In so that the trunks may be folded around the body of a`child i6 and the snap fasteners 4l! may "be The lowermost` the trunksfor securing a diaper or the like within the trunks and since thesemeans are identical only the means at the front of the trunks will bedescribed, the same reference characters with the prime notation addedapplying to the means at the back of the trunks.

A pair of depending tapes 4I and 42 which may be of any suitablematerial such as fabric, or elastic, or plastic or the like are'securedat their upper ends to the upper edge of the trunks In by means of thestitches 22 which also secure the tape 2E! to the layers of material I1and I8. By referring to Figure 3, it will be observed that'the tape 4!is disposed between the tape 2Q and the inner layer of material i3 andis folded to provide an upper portion 41a and a lower portion Mb. Thetape 42 is folded in va like-manner. Tapes 4I and 42' are secured to theback upper edge of the trunks l in a like manner by the stitches 35which secure the tape 32 to the back edge of thelayers of material Iland I8, and these tapes 4i' and 42 are folded like the tapes 4i and 42.

.The depending tapes 4I and 42 are spaced apart from each other adistance approximately equal to the widthof the trunks at theirnarrowest point between the cut away portions I3 and l5 and are providedwith a plurality of transverse tapes 45 which extend between the tapes4I and 42 and are secured at one end between the upper portion 4Ia andthe lowerportion' 4I?) of the tape 4I by stitches 46. The other end ofthe tapes 45 are secured to the tape 42 in a like manner by stitches 41.It is thus seen that the tapes 4|, 42 and 45 and the tapes 4I', 42 and45 form a pair of ladder-like suspension means for holding an absorbentdisposable pad or diaper 5@ within the trunks l 0.

The diaper 50 is folded into a rectangular shape and one end thereof isplaced over the tapes 45 at the front portion H of the trunks l5 and isthen folded back under the uppermost of the tapes 45 and alternatelyover and under the other of the tapes 45 to hold the diaper 50 securelyin a desired position. The other end of the diaper 50 is folded over thetapes 45 at the back portion l2 of the trunks l0 in a like manner tothus hold the diaper 55 securely within the trunks I0 and to cover thetapes 45 and 45 so that they will not come into contact with the body ofa wearer when the trunks are worn. Further, the manner in which thediaper 50 is folded over the tapes 45 and 45 causes the diaper 50 to lieflat and thus it will not chafe a child wearing the trunks I0.

It is thus seen that the diaper 50 may be disposed within the trunks lllas described and the trunks with the diaper therein may be placed aroundthe body of a child and secured by the snap fasteners 40 as shown inFigure l, and the diaper 5B will be held securely in place without theaid of pins and the like and will be hidden from view by the trunks I0.When it is desired to change the diaper 50 it may be easily removed fromthe tapes 45 and 45 and a fresh diaper may be folded over the tapes 45and 45' in the manner described.

It is thus seen that there is provided a childs garment having meanstherein for removably securing a diaper or the like in such a manner asto hold the diaper securely and at the same time prevent the same fromchang the body of the wearer and which diaper may be easily removed anda fresh diaper inserted within the garment.

In the drawings and specification there has been set forth a preferredembodiment of the invention, and although specific terms are employed,they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only, and not forpurposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being dened in theclaims.

We claim:

1. In a childs garment having front and back portions, means forsecuring a diaper therein comprising a Pair of tapes secured to anddepending from the front and back portions of the garment, and aplurality of spaced transverse tapes secured to the depending tapeswhereby the opposed ends of a diaper may be folded over the transversetapes at the front and back portions of the garment.

2. In a childs garment having front and back portions and being of hourglass formation in plan, snap fastening means on the edges of thegarment for securing the front and back portions together, spaceddepending tapes secured to and depending from the front and backportions of the garment, and a plurality of spaced transverse tapessecured to the depending tapes whereby a diaper may have its ends foldedover and under the transverse tapes at the front and back of the garmentto hold the diaper in position within the garment.

3. In a childs garment having a front and back portions and being ofhour glass formation in plan, means for adjustably securing the back andfront portions together, a pair of spaced depending tapes secured at oneof their ends to the inner front portion of the garment and dependingtherefrom, a second pair of depending tapes secured at one of their endsto the inner back portion of the garment, the other ends of said firstand second pair of tapes being free, a plurality of spaced transversetapes secured to and extending between the rst depending tapes, and aplurality of spaced transverse tapes secured to and extending betweenthe second dependingr tapes, whereby a diaper may have its ends foldedover and under the transverse tapes at the front and the back of thegarment to hold said diaper securely within the garment.

` FRANCES D. WALTER.

MARIE WALTER MICHAEL.

No references cited.

